Calories in a spider??

funkyspunky872
funkyspunky872 Posts: 866 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I read online that a person swallows an average of 8 spiders per year while they're sleeping. How do I log that??
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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,230 Member
    It's ok, you burn them off jumping around like a crazy person the times when you walk into a web. It all evens out.
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    It's ok, you burn them off jumping around like a crazy person the times when you walk into a web. It all evens out.

    this lol
  • MsMimidoll
    MsMimidoll Posts: 249 Member
    It's ok, you burn them off jumping around like a crazy person the times when you walk into a web. It all evens out.
    lol no doubt....then I guess I can't be a vegetarian :-/
  • mkphotogirl
    mkphotogirl Posts: 55 Member
    finally, a post related to spiders that makes me laugh instead of shudder! oh wait, 8 spiders swallowed in a lifetime. *shudder*
  • Mini_horse_lover
    Mini_horse_lover Posts: 178 Member
    That means i'm not a vegetarian either haha
  • joshdann
    joshdann Posts: 618 Member
    finally, a post related to spiders that makes me laugh instead of shudder! oh wait, 8 spiders swallowed in a lifetime. *shudder*
    wait! is it per year or per lifetime?!? I need to know if I simply need to bug bomb my entire house or take a flamethrower to it.
  • RBurnham90
    RBurnham90 Posts: 202 Member
    shyt I didn't think about that, strong point op. I could be losing out on gains.

    In4 answer
  • zenalasca
    zenalasca Posts: 563 Member
    Lolith
  • zenalasca
    zenalasca Posts: 563 Member
    Try estimating the same number of calories as for a prawn... should be minimal lol
  • madtownjeremy
    madtownjeremy Posts: 249
    I think a few spiders a year will fit into my macros.
  • bingefreeaubree
    bingefreeaubree Posts: 220 Member
    Bahahaha! And ewww 8 per year?! I need to put saran wrap over my mouth nightly or something like that so I break the trend :P
  • mkphotogirl
    mkphotogirl Posts: 55 Member
    finally, a post related to spiders that makes me laugh instead of shudder! oh wait, 8 spiders swallowed in a lifetime. *shudder*
    wait! is it per year or per lifetime?!? I need to know if I simply need to bug bomb my entire house or take a flamethrower to it.

    holy crap, you're right! per year. i am not going to sleep tonight.
  • bingefreeaubree
    bingefreeaubree Posts: 220 Member
    8 per year means you're going to have swallowed somewhere near 800 spiders by the end of your life... and that we've all swallowed at least 144 spiders already in our lifetimes. :sick: Excuse me while I go gag myself.
  • JMann191
    JMann191 Posts: 121 Member
    I read online that a person swallows an average of 8 spiders per year while they're sleeping. How do I log that??
    I really hope that's not true LOL, that's pretty scary!...
  • MsMimidoll
    MsMimidoll Posts: 249 Member
    That means i'm not a vegetarian either haha
    lol idk how i should feel about this....o wait, I'm grossed out lol
  • qtgonewild
    qtgonewild Posts: 1,930 Member
    maybe that's why I'm fat. damn spiders. sneaking in my belly.
  • MsMimidoll
    MsMimidoll Posts: 249 Member
    maybe that's why I'm fat. damn spiders. sneaking in my belly.
    lmao
  • shivles
    shivles Posts: 468 Member
    So that's why I'm not loosing like I should!
  • athenasurrenders
    athenasurrenders Posts: 278 Member
    I know this is a joke thread, but just in case anyone is grossed out by this statistic, some reassurance:

    http://www.snopes.com/science/stats/spiders.asp
  • delicious_cocktail
    delicious_cocktail Posts: 5,797 Member
    Good morning FunkySpunky,

    I'm sorry that all of these people are not taking your question seriously.

    The sort of spiders that you would be likely to inadvertently swallow will contain a truly negligible number of calories - in most instances less than one. Considering that there are about 3500 calories in a pound of fat, you would need to sleep for 500 years to gain a pound!

    Other arachnids might contain higher caloric content, such as the solifugae or so-called camel spider.

    However, a spider on the order of eight inches long is not something that you would be likely to inadvertently swallow in your sleep.

    Sincerely,
    DC
  • Gee_24
    Gee_24 Posts: 359 Member
    I read that this was a myth, but after seeing a compilation video on Youtube with a spider crawling out of a guys mouth, I think its pretty possible!

    And for everyone's entertainment, why you should always check under the lid at public loos:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7skCdp5oTIE
  • watfordjc
    watfordjc Posts: 304 Member
    Just out of curiosity...

    The heaviest spider species in Britain can weigh up to 2.5 grams.
    Calories unknown... but there are 121 calories in 100 grams of crickets.
    8 spiders per year are probably at most 25 calories.

    Edited because I mis-copied. Araneus quadratus can at most weigh 2.25-2.5 grams (two different sources).
  • Camera_BagintheUK
    Camera_BagintheUK Posts: 707 Member
    yeah but - which day do you log them then?
  • Mother_Superior
    Mother_Superior Posts: 1,624 Member
    Good morning FunkySpunky,

    I'm sorry that all of these people are not taking your question seriously.

    The sort of spiders that you would be likely to inadvertently swallow will contain a truly negligible number of calories - in most instances less than one. Considering that there are about 3500 calories in a pound of fat, you would need to sleep for 500 years to gain a pound!

    Other arachnids might contain higher caloric content, such as the solifugae or so-called camel spider.

    However, a spider on the order of eight inches long is not something that you would be likely to inadvertently swallow in your sleep.

    Sincerely,
    DC

    Another important question that arises from this: If I swallow a camel spider in my sleep, do I need to log the water from it's humps?
  • LaserMum
    LaserMum Posts: 133
    I have sleep apnoea and have to wear a mask to sleep. Does that mean my diet is lacking in protein as I'm not getting the required number of spiders?
  • grggmrtn
    grggmrtn Posts: 171 Member
    Search the database for "Spiders & Bugs - Accidental Ingestion While Sleeping".

    It seems MFP has already foreseen the possibility...
  • girlinahat
    girlinahat Posts: 2,956 Member
    Collect at least 8 average sized spiders from around your house that you think you may be likely to swallow. Burn them individually to establish the amount of energy they produce

    Divide the resultant total by the number of spiders you collected and you will have the average calorie content of a spider. Now all you need to know is exactly how many spiders you consume. You might need to video yourself sleeping to be able to log correctly.

    If you don't log correctly, how on earth can you possibly hope to lose weight?
  • Hildy_J
    Hildy_J Posts: 1,050 Member
    It's a concern. Also lipstick/lipgloss.

    The average woman eats 35 lipsticks in her lifetime...

    MFP puts 'accidental spider ingestion' at 25 calories. Far too vague imo. Yeah well what if the spider just ate a BIG, FAT FLY!? Or it had lost a couple of its legs in a tragic door-closing incident?

    Come on MFP the world needs to know!
  • 1wweightloss
    1wweightloss Posts: 18
    The average person swallows 8 spiders per year while sleeping. You can rest peacefully, because the chances of your swallowing a spider while you are asleep.
  • scottaworley
    scottaworley Posts: 871 Member
    SPIDERS ARE SABOTAGING ME

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